You're late again, Tadano. If you keep this up, you're going to ruin our princess's perfect attendance, bro. " An arm flopped over my shoulder, and a voice all too familiar invaded my ears.
"Shinji, you're here, huh?" I took a short sigh and looked at the young man, who started matching my pace the moment he placed his hand on my shoulder.
This individual's name is Shinji Kamanari, a straight-A student who is also a top cadet in the military department, specializing in tech support, cybersecurity, and hacking.
Despite having the face of a nerd who just so happens to rock medicinal glasses and walks around with a light novel in one arm. He's actually quite strong and has a well-built and toned body under his baggy uniform.
He removed his hand, then proceeded to push back his freshly oiled, loose brown hair that glistened under the fresh morning sun. He gave me a cheeky smile that caused his pearly whites to glisten just as much as his hair.
I slowly shook my head in discontent at his awkward behavior, in an attempt to seem cool.
"Look, Shinji, you are a cool guy who's got some decent level of looks, despite being a nerdy guy who has a novel obsession, you could find yourself a good girlfriend under the right conditions, you know." He stopped walking as he heard my words, looking at me with an awkward expression that could stab someone with pure disgust.
"shhhhh... I know what you are going to say, and while I might or might not agree with you, I can't just give up hope. She might be your childhood friend, and all, but that doesn't give you the right to gatekeep her, you know."
I looked back at the 179cm tall, fairly built adolescent teen standing beside me, he had a firm build with trained muscles that portrayed dedication and a sharp well-defined posture expected of a wealthy heir.
He had almost no fat on his body which gave him the perfect jaw structure and light brown hair to match his caramel colored eyes. Just looking at him reminded me of why I didn't want him near her.
He's one of the few that despite dressing and acting like a nerd not to stand out he has quite an extensive fan club from school girls younger and older to academy staff and military personnel.
There are even rumors of him philandering while also having an arranged fiancée.
Eren as his friend i know little to nothing about him besides the fact that he's an anime nerd which started our haphazard friendship and the fact that he has never once rejected and defended himself from those rumors even to me caused a bit of suspicion on my part.
Even if his philandering is false there's also the rumor of the arranged fiancé and there's no way I'll allow him to bring Sienna into all that just to be hurt in the long run.
"Give it a rest man, if she's not interested I won't be the one to push her into anything she's her own person." I then second-guessed my next set of words allowing a momentary pause.
"Plus if you want to meet her just introduce yourself to her." i didn't want to tell him to ask her out, while i do understand that Sienna is her own person, I am quite protective of her.
He then dramatically adjusted his glasses while remaining silent which caused my gut to twist, I was regretting my words but i didn't understand why.
A sense of Deja Vu then hit me as this moment-
This sensation-
The very words actions and reactions seemed eerily familiar.
Almost as if I've done these actions, said these words, and regretted these decisions once before.
A voice then resounded in my head as my ears pulsed in rhythm with my heart.
-" It's not you're fault-
I could feel the increased pulse vividly through my chest almost as if my heart was a foreign object not belonging in my chest.
I wanted to hurl but my knees gave out first and i fell to the floor gripping my chest.
I tried to speak but the words stuck in my throat caused me to choke on my breath.
I looked up at Shinji for help but my vision went blurred and static like an old television at the end of its life.
A long but deafening screech sounded in my head, it wasn't like an external sound it was as if it originated from my brain itself just as i passed out being pulled and lulled into the void.
"I'm sorry Sein- Sheena"